If you use the internet on a consistent basis for personal use or for work like I do, then you probably have a toolbox of online applications you depend on to make your job easier and to save time. Here are some I use on regular basis which you may want to check out. And the best part is they are all free!
Gmail (http://www.google.com): Before discovering Google’s Gmail, I was dependent on Microsoft’s Outlook for my email needs. But not anymore. With its intuitive interface, accessibility from anywhere, and multitude of features, why use anything but Gmail for your email client? Seriously?
Evernote (http://www.evernote.com): If you are constantly writing down notes on whatever is handy or if you want an application where you can, for example, store important notes, documents, and pictures taken with your mobile phone- then you should check out Evernote.
Yes, there are a ton of online applications which offers the same features Evernote does but what sold me on Evernote besides its ease of use are the clients for Windows and the iPhone. This means I can access my Evernote account and everything I have stored there from my workstation in my office or from my iPhone when I’m not in the office. I can also access my Evernote stuff from any computer with an internet connection.
Drop Box (http://www.getdropbox.com): Dropbox is an online storage service AND application which has a cross-platform app you can use to easily drag-and-drop files into in order to store them or sync with files you already have stored.
The files you store using Dropbox can be accessed from anywhere and by anyone who you grant access to. You can also upload new files or sync files from anywhere using any web browser.
Dropbox is hard to beat, in my opinion. It’s simple to use and it offers 2 GB of storage for free (you can upgrade at a minimal cost) which is more than adequate for my needs.
Seesmic Desktop (http://desktop.seesmic.com/): If you Twitter and/or use Facebook(which I imagine you do on both accounts), then save time and make that time more productive by using Seesmic Desktop.
Seesmic is the creator of the great Twitter app, Twirl, which shares similarities with Seesmic Desktop. What makes Desktop such a handy tool is not only the combination of Twitter and Facebook accounts (if they use the same account name, that is. This could be a problem considering some people have different account names), but the ability to divide the people you follow on Twitter into lists (for example, you could put your family on one list and collaborators on another), and the capability to share a picture using three different sources. One is by using Twitpic which is an online storage service for pictures you use for Twitter, your web cam which you would use to take and send a picture all within Seesmic Desktop, or you can simply drag-and-drop the picture using Desktop.
With the increasing popularity of Twitter, the chances of more applications like Seesmic Desktop coming are likely. For now, I’ll be sticking with Seesmic Desktop.
What online applications are you using which you couldn’t live without? Do you have any recommendations? Let me and everyone else know in the comments below. Thanks!
